Exterior and interior plastering is underway on the carbon neutral Nauhaus prototype. The interior surface of the hempcrete walls has a base coat of earthen plaster consisting of sub-soil harvested from the construction site and mixed with sand and water. The mix was chosen after testing sixteen dif... {more}

The Nauhaus Prototype project hit a milestone this month with the installation of doors and windows form Serious Materials. The project hasbeen designed to reach the Passive House Standard and therefore requires extremely high performance windows. Though a number of German companies make windows i... {more}

.…okay, not really a press release, just a feed from our blog. Hey, we’re a small, busy, underfunded R&D organization. What do you want from us? Jen, who has been doing these construction updates, decided to go back to school for some reason….she had some lame excuse about need... {more}

Here’s a rockin’ ad for the Nauhaus prototype put together by our own Jennifer Bennett. Click here to view the entire Nauhaus Prototype Construction Chronology. If you’re interested in volunteering for the Nauhaus Prototype Project, please contact Billy. Nauhaus Prototype Project... {more}

The big blizzard of ‘09 temporarily put the kibosh on construction, but we’re back up and running.  The Hemcrete forms have come off of the first floor, Serious Materials windows have arrived, and the roof is moving forward, with horse drawn, local, sustainably harvested hemlock fasci... {more}